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《The Dream Maker》 S1·E15 (31:23) HSK 6
nǐ dāng shí jiù yīng gāi zhí jiē wèn qīng chǔ de a wǒ shī fù tā

你当时就应该 直接问清楚的啊 我师父 他

“you should've asked her directly. My master...”

《The Dream Maker》 S1·E15
TIMECODE: 31:23 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN lǐ zhèn zhǎng

李镇长

“Ms. Li,”

nǐ dāng shí jiù yīng gāi zhí jiē wèn qīng chǔ de a wǒ shī fù tā CURRENT FOCUS

你当时 就应该 直接 问清楚 的啊 我师父 他

“you should've asked her directly. My master...”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN làng màn zhǔ yì hài sǐ rén a

浪漫主义害死人啊

“Romance is fatal.”

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Scene: Workplace
Function: CRITICIZING
Tone: REPROACHFUL
Emotion: FRUSTRATION
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Why didn't you just ask him straight up instead of creating this mess?”
💡 Cultural Insight: Fear of Direct Questioning

Subordinates or junior colleagues often hesitate to ask superiors direct questions out of deference, which can lead to severe miscommunication.

INTENT TAGS: #reproaching #criticism #hindsight_advice #lamenting
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 1 PARTICLES
问清楚 SPOKEN CHUNK

to ask and make clear; to clarify

A very common resultative complement phrase used when urging someone to eliminate ambiguity.

就应该 SPOKEN CHUNK

should have

Used to express what the correct course of action in hindsight was.

Modal Particle「啊」 (a) CHANGE OF STATE

Adds emotional emphasis and exasperation to the speaker's mild reproach.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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